2018 Open House announced
As a thank you for the outstanding support of Del Rio and the surrounding community, Laughlin Air Force Base is hosting an open house May 12, 2018.

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2/242017

Honored in stone
Carved into stone are the names of 22 individuals. Each was a pilot who served their country in the skies over Southeast Asia, and each paid the ultimate price, but another fact unites them: they were all instructor pilots here at Laughlin.The Laughlin Heritage Foundation in Del Rio, Texas, and Laughlin have spent almost two years crafting a

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5/132013

Memories of the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Laughlin
The year was 1957, and a young company grade officer, Lieutenant Buck A. Young, was setting up residence in the mobile home park across Highway 90 from Laughlin Air Force Base, when he was suddenly ordered to come off leave to attend the Base Commander's staff meeting. In his memoirs, he recounts how officials at Laughlin that year were speeding up

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3/282013

Maj. Gen. Prather honored with street renaming
Laughlin pays tribute to a former Team XL member by renaming a street in his honor during a retreat ceremony held at Laughlin's Heritage Park Sept. 7.The street, formally known as Freedom Way, was changed to Prather Street in reference to retired Maj. Gen. Gerald Prather for his dedication to Laughlin and the Del Rio community."As we look back over

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9/082012

434th Fighter Training Squadron re-designated
In a rare ceremony full of history and rich military tradition, Laughlin's 84th flying training squadron was inactivated on Aug. 24, and the 434th FTS was re-designated in its place.The move resulted from a reorganization of the Air Force's Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course. After steps were taken to consolidate the IFF course at Randolph

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8/292012

Daughters remember first African American senior enlisted advisor
Laughlin and members of the local community joined together in celebrating the achievements of the fourth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Thomas Barnes in a ceremony renaming Second Street here in his honor June 25.Presiding over the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Alfred Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, and attending the ceremony as guests

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6/262012

47th MX: Gives an old bird a lift
Since the founding of Laughlin in the midst of World War II, numerous aircraft have taken flight from the base's flight line. Over the years, more than 15,000 pilots have trained here. Now, resting on display for those who live and work here are the static images representing the birds and pilots that once soared through Laughlin's sky. Over the